EUCIS-LLL Presentation on Partnerships for Lifelong Learning, GREAT Conference, Lisboa 2013
Lifelong Learning Presentation
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WHY IS LIFELONG LEARNING IMPORTANT FOR BOTH TEACHERS AND STUDENTS? What is Lifelong Learning? Why is lifelong learning important for teachers? Why is lifelong learning important for students?
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WHY IS LIFELONG LEARNING IMPORTANT FOR BOTH TEACHERS AND STUDENTS?
What is Lifelong Learning?
Why is lifelong learning important for teachers?
Why is lifelong learning important for students?
“Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself.” (Dewey, 1859)
Learners should be able to: Plan and assess their own learning Learn from their peers, teachers and mentors Integrate knowledge from different subject
areas when required Use a series of learning strategies for various
situations (Knapper & Cropley, 2000)
HISTORY OF LIFELONG LEARNING
The concept first came into prominence in the 1960’s (Bosco, 2007)
The process of learning never stops and will always continue to change
WHY IS LIFELONG LEARNING IMPORTANT?
Employment Knowledge Social Community (Watson, 2003)
WHY IS LIFELONG LEARNING IMPORTANT?
Knowledge is now being produced at an increasingly rapid rate
Technologies have become ever more complex (Bosco, 2007).
Learn something new everyday Upgrading and reinventing skills Learning needs to be implemented from the
early childhood years right through to adulthood
